But tying changes in soil biodiversity to shifts in ecosystem function is a daunting task. Many of the world's ecosystems have undergone degradation, and biological diversity has declined as a result.

Degraded land Desertification, the process by which ... land stewardship Ensure that land continues to provide climate and biodiversity solutions Unlock economic opportunities, including decent ...

Valone's research can be divided into two broad categories: Arid ecosystem ecology and conservation The behavioral ecology of information use Much of Valone's work in arid ecosystems has examined ...

According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affecting half of the world’s population. The number and duration of ...

These degraded areas have lost significant amounts of biodiversity and soil fertility ... have been shown to reduce desertification and improve rangelands’ carbon sequestration potential.

As global summits on climate and biodiversity loom, the impact of the climate crisis is starkly evident. With alarming ...

but sometimes it's a bit of a green desert. It's just a uniform green growing crops or growing grass commercially, with not a great deal of diversity in life in it." By analysing the recorded ...

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

This year, he is an ESA Fellow. Fernando has completed research that has led to numerous relevant advances on the study of dryland ecosystems and their responses to ongoing climate change, ...

Ibrahim Thiaw is the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD ... and how it is linked to climate change and biodiversity. The interview has been edited for ...